Good Night, Monkey Boy

By Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Book Overview

Who's that eating a banana? Swinging from the shower curtain? Making faces in the mirror? Why, it looks like a monkey But not to Mommy. Mommy knows it's her own monkey boy, and even monkey boys need... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375811214
• ISBN13: 9780375811210
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.1" x 0.4" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years

Customer Reviews

Excellent book!

I checked this book out from the library and both my children instantly loved it. The illustration was excellent. It was very animated with bold and beautiful colors. It is definitely a bedtime book to have. I'm getting a copy for my 2 little monkeys!

This is pre-school bedtime, period

What memories this book brings back! I have two adult monkey boys now, and these antics ring true to all three of us. Jarrett knows his monkey boys! Thanks for writing/illustrating a book that helps us all connect after the teeth are brushed and the toys are put away. My 7 year old nephew gave up being a power ranger to be a monkey boy when we read this book together....

A Favorite!

My children absolutely LOVE this book!! We read it every night and then the 4 year old "reads" it to the 2 year old after I leave the room and we can hear them in there laughing like crazy. The illustrations are great and it is a charming book. We got this at the library initially and had to buy our own copy, I will save this one for my grandchildren!

I love Monkey Boy!

My kids have already dog-eared their copy of the this book. I know the text by heart because I read it to them every night. To be perfectly honest, I still enjoy it every time! My kids are very excited to meet the author at the book signing tonight! I can't wait till Mr. Krosoczka's next book arrives!

Swing on, Monkey Boy!

A large format, together with bright and splashy art make this book visually exciting...but the subtle underlying themes are what make it ring SO true. Monkey Boy's obsession with all things monkey give him the "excuse" to postpone bedtime, eat bananas in inappropriate places, etc. Through it all, the unseen Mom shows the unending patience needed until her little baboon finally gets into bed. Our three young children quickly identified with this "hero"!